Journal of Nuclear Medicine
WEBThe Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM)—self-published by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI), a nonprofit, international scientific and professional organization—offers readers around the globe clinical investigations, basic science reports, continuing education articles, book reviews, employment opportunities, and updates on rapidly changing issues in practice and ...
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WEBThe Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM) publishes material of interest to practitioners and scientists in the fields of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging. Proffered articles describing original laboratory or clinical investigations, brief communications, and letters to the editor will be considered for publication.
Practical Guide for Interpreting and Reporting Cardiac PET …
WEBNov 1, 2021 — One of the most exciting and useful advances in nuclear cardiology is the opportunity to measure myocardial blood flow (MBF) routinely as part of myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) with positron emission tomography (PET). Incorporating MBF into the MPI evaluation improves diagnosis and assessment of
Physiological and Normal Variations in FDG uptake: A pictorial …
WEBMay 1, 2017 — 980 Objectives: 18-F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT) scan, now considered the cornerstone of oncologic imaging requires knowledge of the normal patterns and variations in FDG distribution in the whole body. We aim to evaluate organ wise spectrum of distribution patterns, intensities and variations in normal physiological FDG uptake routinely ...
SNMMI Procedure Standard/EANM Practice Guideline for Nuclear …
WEBJun 1, 2022 — A. Surgical Treatment for DTC (Near-) total thyroidectomy was traditionally performed in most DTC patients, with lobectomy reserved for cytologically indeterminate nodules or patients with unifocal micro-papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) <1 cm. Current American Thyroid Association (ATA) guidelines recommend lobectomy for patients with unifocal intrathyroidal low-risk DTC in the absence of ...
The SNMMI Practice Guideline for Therapy of Thyroid Disease with
WEBOct 1, 2012 — III. DEFINITIONS. See also the SNMMI Guideline for General Imaging. 131 I is a β-emitting radionuclide with a physical half-life of 8.1 d; a principal γ-ray of 364 keV; and a principal β-particle with a maximum energy of 0.61 MeV, an average energy of 0.192 MeV, and a mean range in tissue of 0.4 mm (1,2).Therapy means the oral administration of 131 I as sodium iodide to treat papillary and ...
Procedure Guideline for Tumor Imaging with 18F-FDG PET/CT 1.0
WEBIII. EXAMPLES OF CLINICAL OR RESEARCH APPLICATIONS. Indications for 18 F-FDG PET/CT include but are not limited to the following:. Differentiating benign from malignant lesions. Searching for an unknown primary tumor when metastatic disease is discovered as the first manifestation of cancer or when the patient presents with a …
SNMMI Procedure Standard/EANM Practice Guideline for Amyloid …
WEBAug 1, 2016 — V. PROCEDURE/SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION. See also the SNMMI Procedure Standard on General Imaging. As of the end of 2014, 18 F-florbetapir, 18 F-flutemetamol, and 18 F-florbetaben had been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency for amyloid PET examinations. Although these radiotracers share a common imaging target and similar imaging ...
Quantitative Clinical Nuclear Cardiology, Part 1: Established ...
WEBNov 1, 2019 — SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging has attained widespread clinical acceptance as a standard of care for patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease. A significant contribution to this success has been the use of computer techniques to provide objective quantitative assessment in the standardization of the interpretation of these studies. Software platforms have been developed as ...
Procedure Guideline for Lymphoscintigraphy and the Use of ...
WEBOct 1, 2002 — I. Purpose. The purpose of this guideline is to assist nuclear medicine practitioners in recommending, performing, interpreting, and reporting the results of (1) lymphoscintigraphy for identifying sentinel lymph nodes for excisional biopsy in patients with melanoma and (2) the use of the intraoperative gamma probe in the operating room.